Gigantopelta aegis is a species of deep-sea snail in the family Peltospiridae, found in hydrothermal vent ecosystems, particularly in the Longqi hydrothermal vent field on the Southwest Indian Ridge. This species is adapted to extreme environments, relying on a symbiotic relationship with chemosynthetic bacteria housed in its gills. These bacteria oxidize sulfur compounds from vent fluids to produce organic matter, providing essential nutrients to the snail. Gigantopelta aegis plays a crucial role in vent ecosystems by contributing to nutrient cycling and supporting microbial and faunal communities.
| Species | Phylum | Common Name | Ecosystem | Depth | Habitat | NCBI Taxonomy ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gigantopelta aegis | Mollusca | deep-sea hydrothermal vent snail | Hydrothermal vent | >2,761 | Longqi hydrothermal vent field (37.7839°S, 49.6502°E) on the Southwest Indian Ridge | 1735272 |
| Genome Assembly | Genome Size | Assembly level | Released year | WGS accession | Submitter | BioProject | BUSCO completeness | Gene Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gae_host_genome | 1.1Gb | Chromosome | 2021 | JAEHGF01 | Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | PRJNA612619 | 94.60% | 22,556 |
| Title | Journal | Pubmed ID |
|---|---|---|
| Hologenome analysis reveals dual symbiosis in the deep-sea hydrothermal vent snail Gigantopelta aegis | nature communications | 33608555 |
| Gene ID | Description |
|---|---|
| ctg526-3.4-1 | |
| ctg526-3.5-1 | CAMK FAMILY PROTEIN KINASE |
| ctg526-4.2-1 | TRYPTOPHAN 2,3-DIOXYGENASE |
| ctg526-4.3-1 | TRYPTOPHAN 2,3-DIOXYGENASE |
| ctg526-4.4-1 | INHIBITOR OF APOPTOSIS |
| ctg5261-0.1-1 | TYROSINE-PROTEIN KINASE RECEPTOR |
| ctg5262-0.2-1 | CERAMIDASE |
| ctg5264-0.5-1 | TRANSCRIPTION INTERMEDIARY FACTOR |
| ctg5265-0.1-1 | |
| ctg527-3.0-1 | ATP-BINDING CASSETTE SUB-FAMILY B |
| ctg527-3.2-1 | RHO FAMILY GTPASE |
| ctg527-3.33-1 | |
| ctg527-3.34-1 | |
| ctg527-3.38-1 | BREAST CANCER TYPE 1 SUSCEPTIBILITY PROTEIN BRCA1 |
| ctg527-3.48-1 | |
| ctg527-3.5-1 | OXIDOREDUCTASE-RELATED |
| ctg527-3.6-1 | TRANSFERASE, PUTATIVE-RELATED |
| ctg5272-0.0-1 | NEPHRIN |
| ctg5272-0.2-1 | |
| ctg5276-0.0-1 | ARGININE OR CREATINE KINASE |
| ctg528-0.3-1 | ZINC FINGER PROTEIN |
| ctg528-0.4-1 | |
| ctg528-0.5-1 | NEMITIN (NEURONAL ENRICHED MAP INTERACTING PROTEIN) HOMOLOG |
| ctg528-1.10-1 | ARP2/3 COMPLEX 16 KD SUBUNIT P16-ARC |
| ctg528-1.11-1 | AD-003 - RELATED |
| ctg528-1.8-1 | 60S RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN L35 |
| ctg528-1.9-1 | GRIP AND COILED-COIL DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 1 |
| ctg528-2.1-1 | KINESIN-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS |
| ctg528-3.11-1 | MYOMEGALIN |
| ctg528-3.2-1 | - |
| ctg528-3.3-1 | |
| ctg528-3.4-1 | MYOMEGALIN |
| ctg528-3.6-1 | |
| ctg528-3.7-1 | |
| ctg528-3.8-1 | |
| ctg5280-0.1-1 | DIPEPTIDYL PEPTIDASE III-RELATED |
| ctg5280-0.2-1 | |
| ctg5286-0.2-1 | CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN-RELATED CELL ADHESION MOLECULE 8 |
| ctg5286-0.3-1 | CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN-RELATED CELL ADHESION MOLECULE 19 |
| ctg5287-0.2-1 | ENDONUCLEASE-RELATED |
| ctg5288-0.3-1 | COPPER AMINE OXIDASE |
| ctg5289-0.1-1 | CYSTEINE PROTEASE FAMILY C1-RELATED |
| ctg529-0.8-1 | EPITHELIAL CELL-TRANSFORMING SEQUENCE 2 ONCOGENE-LIKE |
| ctg529-1.4-1 | P53 REGULATED PA26 NUCLEAR PROTEIN SESTRIN |
| ctg529-2.7-1 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| ctg529-2.8-1 | PINN |
| ctg529-3.10-1 | SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 22 MEMBER |
| ctg529-3.7-1 | TRAFFICKING PROTEIN PARTICLE COMPLEX SUBUNIT 6B |
| ctg5292-0.0-1 | |
| ctg5296-0.1-1 |
